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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Hi friends!Happy Christmas to all........this is my first attemp to bake plum cake or fruit cake.Happy that it came out so well and all liked it so much!!!!!!!!So thought will post it today because theres no christmas without plum cake.

1.Seive the dry ingredients(flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt) and keep aside.2.Seperate egg yolks and whites.3.Powder the sugar along with spices.4.Caramalize 1/2 to 3/4 c sugar till dark brown be carefl not to burn the sugar.5.Add 1/2 C hot water to this cramelized sugar.This should be done very slowly otherwise the hot bubbles may burn your hand.6.Keep this aside.7.Now beat the egg whites till stiff peaks appears.8.Now beat the egg yolks and sugar in another bowl till very creamy.9.Add softened butter to this and beat well.10.Add the caramelized sugar syrup to this egg and butter mixture.

11.Toss the soaked fruits and nuts to the flour mixture.12.Fold in this flour and nuts mixture to the butter mixture very slowly.13.After the flour is mixed well fold in the egg whites slowly to this.14.Pre heat the oven at 200 degree C for 10 to 15 mins.15.Grease the cake tins and line it with butter paper.16.Pour the batter to the prepared tins.17.Bake at 180 degree for 45 mins to 1 hr or till the tester comes out clean.18.It took almost 1hr for me.19.Cool the cakes in tin for 20 mins and then remove from the tins.20.Allow the cakes to cool completely sprinkle the icing sugar on the cakes.21.slice and serve.

1.Cook the beef with half chilly powder and turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker till done.2.In a pan heat coconut oil and add sliced shallots and onions.3.When this becomes brown add ginger garlic paste.4.Saute well and add the powders and mix well.5.Now add the sliced tomatoes and mix well till the tomatoes are soft.6.Put the cooked beef into thos masala and mix well.7.Roast till all the water evapourates and becomes dark brown.8.Add little coconut oil in between the roasting.9.If addind fried coconut pieces add at this point.10.Add curry leaves and coriander leaves.11. Serve hot with chappathis or parotta.

Best picture award goes to Nashira of plateful.As usual her pic is so awesome.Friends please feel free to collect the awards from here.If I have forgot any ones post please inform me so that i can include that too......Have a great day!!!!!!!!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Happy to announce the first event on my blog.Hosting the kerala kitchen event for the month of November 2011.

I know no one need an introduction for this event as the name, it is all about kerala dishes.Sent in the entries as many as u can.Any kerala dishes which has the some of the typical ingredients : Coconut, bananas and plantains, tapioca/ yucca, mango, jackfruit, lentils, cashews, pepper, cardamom, cloves, tamarind, rice and rice flour, ginger, curry leaves, jaggery, buttermilk etc.

Email your entries to me with your name, a photograph of your dish (preferably a thumbnail, no wider than 300 pixels) and a link to your post before or on the 30th of that month, with the subject line: The Kerala Kitchen. And non-bloggers, simply email your entry and photograph to me if you want us to include it.Email to fajeeda@gmail.com.

Do post the recipes between 1st November to 30st November , 2011 and link it with this announcement page and also with the Kerala kitchen page. For more info on this event check here.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Hi friends..........have not blogged for few weeks.....actually I'm into my small new business of catering at home itself which kept me busy and away from blogging these days.Hope all r doing good.I was thinking to post this recipe for iftar again didn't get time.This is a very easy and healthy dish to cool ur body.So I gave it the name banana cooler.

This can be made in coconut milk also but i like this more with fresh milk.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

This is my first attempt to try out something which tastes like famous fried chicken KFC.I didn't get the exact taste but the taste was different and very flavorful.So I named it as FFC LOL.......

For KFC they say there are 11 secret ingredients.I didn't get that much ingredients and the many thing they use is MSG(Mono sodium Glutamate)or Ajinomoto.I didn't use that because I don't like that to use in my foods as it is not good for health.Anyway we shall go to the recipe how i made......

Ingredients:

8pcs Of Chicken

1c All purpose flour

1tsp Oregano

1tsp Thyme

1tsp Parsley

1tsp Basil

1tsp Marjoram

1tsp Garlic Powder

1 or 2tsp Pepper Powder

2 Eggs

3tbsp Milk

Salt

Method:

1.Clean the chicken and boil it with little salt.

2.When the chicken is cooked drain off the excess water.

3.Now in a bowl mix the all purpose flour and all the dry herbs and salt and mix well.

4.Just powder this mixture till all the herbs blend well.

5.Beat the eggs and milk and keep aside.

6.Now coat the chicken in the herb mixture.

7.Now dip this in egg mixture and then back again in herb mixture.

8.Now repeat this with all the rest pcs of chicken and keep aside.

9.Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry this chicken pcs till golden brown and crispy.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Hi everybody........was really busy these days with fasting and eid holidays.Hope u all had a wonderful time.Didn't get time for blogging........now back again to normal routine.Started my blogging days.I had many dishes to share with u but didn't get time now will start sharing those recipes.

Today i'm posting fried rice.......which is very easy and quick to prepare.

Ingredients:

2c Basmati rice

3cloves garlic

1large carrot

10 Beans

1/2c Sweet corn

1/2c Capsicum

3large Eggs

1/2c Shredded chicken

1/2c Spring onions

3tbsp Soya sauce

3tsp Pepper powder

Salt

Olive Oil or Butter

Method:

1.In a large vessel pour more water and cook the rice with salt and little oil till just done.

2.Now strain the excess water from rice and let the rice cool down so that the grains doesn't stick one another.

About Me

Hi friends ……..I’m fajeeda a homemaker with a loving husband and 4 little naughties………..this blog is full of easy and tasty recipes. I’m really crazy of cooking.I should say that my hubby is one who made me a good cook.He is a food freak,he doesn’t want many items but the item which is made should be tasty.....................

Now, please stop by while u go through other blogs and feel free to post your valuable comments if it is good or bad which will be a great encouragement for me to continue…………….